Sentences with phrase «special immune cells called»

Several other fascinating research studies on the healing properties of lemons and limes have shown that cell cycles — including the decision a cell makes about whether to divide (called mitosis) or die (apoptosis — are altered by lime juice, as are the activities of special immune cells called monocytes.

«All we knew for a long time was that special immune cells called histiocytes were found in the tissue of patients who were sick,» says Melissa Hines, MD, of St. Jude Critical Care.

Not exact matches

In this study, the SIgN team discovered for the first time that the integrity of p53 affects the production of a special cell surface protein called Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class I. MHC class I molecules on the cancer cell surface serve as targets for the immune system.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease where special immune system cells, called gluten - specific T cells, have an extraordinarily strong inflammatory reaction to gluten.

According to the authors, these special immune cells are so - called insulin - specific T follicular helper cells (TFH).

Called «tumor microenvironments of metastasis,» these on - ramps are sites on blood vessels that special immune cells flock to.

By this, researchers demonstrated that a peripheral nerve injury in rats would send a message from the damaged nerve cell to special spinal cord immune cells called «glial cells».

And the third major thing that I think we've discovered is that the immune cell of the eye, which is called the microglia; it serves a special function in the maintenance of the health of the retina.

Reishi mushroom contains special polysaccharides called beta - glucans said to fight cancer cells by suppressing endothelial growth factor, support the immune system, and enhance cytotoxic receptors (NKG2D / NCR) killer cells.

The immune system, by sending in special cells called macrophages and neutrophils, plays a big role in cleaning up this damage (17).

Macrophages are scavenger cells that are part of your immune defense, and as such they have special receptors for AGEs, aptly called RAGEs (think: raging inflammation).